India vs Zimbabwe highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: IND beat ZIM by 72 runs in Chennai to keep semis hopes alive

IND vs ZIM: Brian Bennett scored 59-ball 97 for for ZIM vs IND on Thursday at Chennai in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026

IND vs ZIM highlights: India has beaten Zimbabwe by 72 runs. In the first innings hosts managed to pile on 256/4 from 20 overs after Zimbabwe skipper Sikander Raza won the toss and opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav’s India. India faced Zimbabwe at home for the first time ever in T20I cricket.

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India’s heavy defeat to South Africa in their first match of the Super Eights has left them with a net run rate of -3.800 going into this match. However, the loss of the West Indies to South Africa and a win for India means the game on Sunday is a virtual knockout.

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Teams:
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza(c), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Match EndedICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026 - Super 8 - Match 8

India

256/4 (20.0)
vs

Zimbabwe

184/6 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Super 8 - Match 8 )
India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs
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Feb 26, 2026 11:18 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Suryakumar Yadav after game

I think we wanted to leave everything behind. We didn’t think too much about what we did in the league stage or in the last game in Ahmedabad. Our video analyst had prepared a slide for all the batters and bowlers, highlighting what we’ve done well over the past year. We looked at that, took a lot of positivity from it, and came here with clarity. With contributions from the top order right down to number seven, I think there was hardly anything missing in our performance.To be very honest, we could have been a little more clinical with the ball. But at the end of the day, a win is a win, and we’ll take it as we move forward. We’ll definitely tighten a few screws when we go and play the West Indies cricket team.I don’t want to take any credit away from the Zimbabwean batters. I think they batted beautifully. Yes, the wicket was good, but the way they approached the innings — taking their time in the powerplay and then accelerating smartly — was impressive. Credit goes to them as well. From a bowling point of view, though, we could have been a little smarter with certain options at key moments.In situations like this, we need to be courageous with our decisions. There’s no option other than taking the positive route. Once we reach Kolkata, we’ll sit down and plan properly for that game. For now, it’s about taking a day off, travelling, and relaxing.

Feb 26, 2026 11:06 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Sikandar Raza after loss

Um, I'm a guy who looked at a lot of positives. I think for me, the positive from today is, the last game, it was 250 and I felt there was a bit of panic and rush in our batting lineup. I always say that you cannot win the game in the first six overs, but you certainly can lose it if you're chasing a big total. Today, I thought we were a lot more composed in the first six overs. We were trying to give ourselves a chance as well. And I thought the way the boys batted compared to the last game is certainly to take a lot of positives and heart from it. And that's what I'll do. (on what they could've done differently with the ball?) Yeah, certainly I think we could have executed our defensive play slightly better as well. I think we ended up going at them with hammer and tongs, and unfortunately there was a lot of mixed execution when we were bowling from all the bowlers. And they ended up getting a lot of those runs. And once the train goes at that, it's hard to bring it back. So I thought, if one thing I would say is, I think we could have executed our defensive plans better. That would have given us a better chance to restrict them to maybe 210, 220. And you never know from there. (on their performance) Batting was, yes, but I think bowling and fielding, no, I think we could have done better there as well. I think, like I said, the last game sort of taught us how to go on about your business when you're chasing a big total. So certainly I saw that today. Listen, we are also a work in progress as well. A lot of youngsters, most of them are playing their first World Cup, first time ever in India for us. Not that I want to use that as an excuse, but certainly the lessons from the last game, from a batting point of view, I thought we took them really well. And you can see how quickly these boys are willing to improve and they showed up today. (on their last game vs South Africa) Certainly the result will take care of itself, but what I'm looking for is definitely a better performance, fielding and bowling. And hopefully we can carry on with our batting performance and it should just keep getting better. So if we can match those three like we did in the qualifying stages, we give ourselves the best chance to win. At the World Cup against the best teams, you need all your three departments to be working hard. And unfortunately, if one lacks, then the game runs away from you. So hopefully in the last game, leave everything on the park and we try and sort out all our three departments and hopefully that gives us the best chance to win the game.

Feb 26, 2026 10:52 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Hardik Pandya POTM

Pretty happy. I mean, yeah, it sounds strange 23-ball 50, but I think I had to reassess in the situation as well. What I meant by that, I felt I was trying to hit too hard. And just in the game, I realized, I think I can time the ball and hit sixes as well. So I think for me, it was a good game to continue the rhythm because I feel a couple of games I had which I could not do what I wanted to do. So really satisfied. Obviously, South Africa played (when asked if he was following the earlier game between South Africa and West Indies) that South Africa and West Indies game was, we all were keeping an eye. You know, now it’s all about playing good cricket, backing your skill set, you know, kind of absorbing the pressure and, making sure that you put the best foot forward. So yeah, definitely we were keeping an eye, but at the same point of time, once the game got over, we focused that this is our game. We need to focus on this. Pretty good (Talking about his bowling). I think I like bowling with a new ball. It swings. I mean, God has been kind. I have the skillset of bowling in swing, out swing both. So I really enjoy. I think it gives me the opportunity to take wickets as well. It challenges the batter as well. So yeah, pretty satisfied. I still have to bowl my one over, which I’m going to go after this.

Feb 26, 2026 10:40 PM IST
T20 World Cup: Abhishek Sharma-Hardik Pandya’s fifties, Arshdeep Singh 3/24 help India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs

Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya’s blazing fifties and Arshdeep Singh’s impressive bowling effort powered India to a 72-run victory in a do-or-die clash against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Group 1 game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

Chasing a record total of 257, all Zimbabwe could manage was 184/6, where Brian Bennett remained unbeaten on 97. (Read more)

Feb 26, 2026 10:39 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: IND beat ZIM by 72 runs in Chennai to keep semis hopes alive

Well, it came in a losing cause, but that innings from Brian Bennett does deserve a Player of the match. It was a magnificent one, the one that will reiterate to that dressing room and fans who have come to Chennai that Zimbabwe have not just come to fill in the numbers. While the result was not there, the spirit was there, and if they go along this path, the miracles will follow. As per India, the bowling again has looked a bit shaky. Bumrah had an over left, maybe 184 was not the score for Zimbabwe, they could have been restricted for lower, but still, there have been too many phases they let the grip off and will need to keep in mind against West Indies, who are in scintillating touch as well. That's it from us folks. Do stay with us for the presentation.

Feb 26, 2026 10:25 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Zimbabwe 163/5 vs India after 18.4 overs

Bennett is playing a sublime innings here. Playing in Sri Lanka in the first phase of the tournament, he showed a different side of himself, but here today on a flatter wicket, he has shown his muscle. Stayed on the backfoot, went deep in the crease, and with his free-swing sent balls into the stands. As we update, Arshdeep Singh has picked uphis third wicket of the evening it is Munyonga who gave himself a bit of room, and Arshdeep Singh nailed his yorker, and the stumps got rattled. Well flurry of wickets for Arshdeep right at the end here.

Feb 26, 2026 10:15 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Zimbabwe 144/4 vs India after 16.4 overs

Arshdeep Singh has come back into the attack and picked up the wicket of Raza. It was a knuckleball into the surface, which Raza almost sent into the stands and ended up getting caught on the boundary. Nice wicket that for Arshdeep, with that he becomes the joint highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cups alongside Bumrah. As we update, he goes past Bumrah picking up the wicket of Ryan Burl, who fell for a duck. He tried to work the ball on the leg-side and missed it completely and the ball hit the pads and was given not out was sent upstairs and all three reds on replay.

Feb 26, 2026 10:05 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Zimbabwe 124/2 vs India after 14.5 overs

This is a stunning partnership between Bennett and Raza here. They could have crumbled under the pressure and were bundled out for a lower score, but Bennett is showing some serious mettle in the middle. Raza, who is an experienced campaigner too, is slamming a few. This innings and performance from Zimbabwe will give them a lot of confidence going forward; it will give them the confidence that they can compete with the big boys. Imagine India could only manage about 180, and Zimbabwe would be in this game. Indian bowling in the last couple of games has taken a proper pasting.

Feb 26, 2026 09:55 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Zimbabwe 102/2 vs India after 13.4 overs

Jasprit Bumrah has come back to bowl his third over here. The first over in the fifth was quite a sharp move from Suryakumar Yadav, but the next two, the one he bowled in the eigth and his current one, are a bit hard to understand. It might be a preparation for games coming up when these overs might be sort of clutch ones espically but the eigth over he bowled of the innings a bit neither here nor there, and does seem like a wasted one. Interesting conundrum this for Surya, he constantly keeps altering Bumrah's role but is that allowing bowlers around him settle into a rhtyhm because of his role change regualrly. Also Bennett has scored a nice 50 here.

Feb 26, 2026 09:47 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: Zimbabwe 78/2 vs India after 11 overs

Varun Chakarvarthy has picked up Myers here in the middle. The run-rate was growing exponentatly and the batter tried his luck by playing one through mid-wicket, only to end up giving a catch to the fielder over there. A good bowling day for Chakarvarthy after what has happened in the previous game. Where the South African batters were prepared on how to face him and succcedded and today Zimbabwe batters with lesser experience have been decent but not up to the level. Bennett, though, is continuing his good form today.

Feb 26, 2026 09:34 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Live Score: ZIM 50/1 vs IND after 7.4 overs

Axar Patel, on his return to the Indian side, has celebrated with a wicket here. Marumani, trying to take on the match-up, played a fierce shot which went straight to cover-fielder Ishan Kishan, who took a lovely catch. The ball was travelling. The overs the way Surya has stacked up have looked better, and it does seem like Indian bowlers are more comfortable going this way in terms of which phase they want to bowl. In the previous two games there has been an attempt to use Bumrah up front and go for the kill but on the flat Indian pitches they will need to keep that pressure points through middle as well.

Feb 26, 2026 09:24 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Live Score: ZIM 39/0 vs IND after 5.3 overs

Jasprit Bumrah has come into the attack and conceded a couple of boundaries, and the final delivery was a superb yorker to Bennett, which did seem like it would roll onto the stumps, but Bennett kicked it out of the way. Anyway, as per changing the role of Bumrah, it must have to do with what has happened in the previous game, when through the middle overs, when the partnerships were blossoming, Surya could not use Bumrah in that passage, who bowled two in the powerplay and was kept two for the end.

Feb 26, 2026 09:15 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Live Score: ZIM 22/0 vs IND after 3.3 overs

Decent start for Zimbabwe here. They have played a few nice shots and got a good start. Chasing these runs might be an uphill task, but they might just keep batting like they could do till the 15th over and see how many they get and take from there. As per India, there is no run-rate pressure for them, as the West Indies have lost the afternoon, and if India win today, the next game between the West Indies and India will be a knockout game. The winner of that contest will qualify for the semis.

Feb 26, 2026 09:06 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Live Score: ZIM 10/0 vs IND after 1.4 overs

Arshdeep Singh has taken the first over for India, and he did hit the right areas. He has bowled nice lines and lengths to start with. There is a bit of swing as the sea breeze is going across the ground. Zimbabwe batters do not have a lot to think about here in the middle. They have to go after every ball as it comes. Hardik Pandya has taken the new ball from the other end. Interestingly, we have seen him go with Arshdeep and Bumrah to start with, but today he went with Hardik. Hardik too can swing the ball both ways and pick wickets.

Feb 26, 2026 08:59 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Live Score: India smash second-highest T20 World Cup total ever with 256 in must-win clash vs Zimbabwe

India recorded the second-highest ever T20 World Cup total when they posted 256/4 in a must-win clash against Zimbabwe during the Super 8 Group 1 game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

256 is also India’s highest total in the T20 World Cup as the Men in Blue bettered their 19-year-old record, with the previous highest total of 218 coming in the 2007 World Cup against England. (Read more)

Feb 26, 2026 08:49 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: IND 256/4 vs ZIM in Chennai

Hardik Pandya finishes the innings with a six and gets to his half-century. It has been a terrific finish from both Hardik and Tilak. In the end, they have taken India over 250. It is unlikely Zimbabwe will get there, but it is a good game India had. This will give them a lot of confidence going into the next game against West Indies. As per Zimbabwe, they have conceded over 500 runs in this stage of the tournament in this World Cup. They could just could not adapt to the conditions and handle pressure yet again. Do stay with us we will be right back for the second innings.

Feb 26, 2026 08:44 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: India are 242/4 vs Zimbabwe after 19.4 overs

This is a brilliant innings from Tilak Varma; he is striking at over 300. His strike rate was questioned coming into the game, but he slammed the ball all across the park today and has made up for all the low strike rates he has had in this tournament. This might be the game of the Indian batting clicks back into gear again.

Feb 26, 2026 08:38 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: India are 226/4 vs Zimbabwe after 18.2 overs

Tilak Varma is playing a blinder of an innings here. He is 28 runs from just 10 deliveries. Every ball he has faced, he has looked to hit to the boundaries, and he has managed to do it quite brilliantly. He has carrassed a few through square regions and hit into long-on and long-off regions with power as well. As we update 50-run partnership between Hardik and Tilak has come in. This is brutal. India and Zimbabwe, who had their way in the league phase of the tournament, are getting a harsh reality check in this stage of the tournament.

Feb 26, 2026 08:28 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: India are 195/4 vs Zimbabwe after 16.3 overs

Suryakumar Yadav is the last batter to fall. It was a good delivery from Ngavara who dug the ball into the wicket, and Surya gave himself some room to hit into the stands but played the shot early and ended upgiving the catch to the point-fielder who came in to take a nice catch. Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya are the batters in the middle for India, and it does look like India will be scoring about 240 here. Zimababwe who have played all their games in Sri Lanka, where pitches are a lot more different, have not been able to adapt to the conditions in the Indian wickets.

Feb 26, 2026 08:18 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: India are 172/3 vs Zimbabwe after 14.4 overs

It is a good wicket to have. Abhishek Sharma was just starting to open up and accelerate further, also from the perspective of young Moposa, he had a horrible day, but that wicket will give him good confidence when he comes back for this third spell. Zimbabwe clearly are looking out of its depth here yet again after what has happened against Zimbabwe. They have not been able to execute their skills well sometimes, and at times the Indian batters have been too good. Even when the batters made an error with the shots fielders dropped the catches on few occasions.

Feb 26, 2026 08:08 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: India are 151/3 vs Zimbabwe after 13 overs

Moposa has come back into the attack, and it is turning into another massive over here. It is his first game this tournament, and that nervousness has been shown in the lines he has hit. It is not an easy feat to bowl against these Indian batters, who are looking to pile on misery and make up for the loss they have had against South Africa in their previous game. As we update, India has lost the third wicket here, and it is Moposo who bowled a slower one, and Abhishek tried to hit the ball over the long-on boundary but got caught by the fielder there, Raza.

Feb 26, 2026 07:58 PM IST
IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: India are 127/2 vs Zimbabwe after 11.3 overs

Ishan Kishan has fallen here, and it is Sikander Raza who got the wicket the ball before he slapped him for a boundary, and then he pulled the length back, and Kishan tried to play a cut shot through point and ended up giving the catch to third-man inside the ring. It was a bit of a soft dismissal, but he did the job. Did Ishan Kishan here. Suryakumar Yadav has walked into the middle and opened his account with a boundary and Abhishek Sharma at the other end too has gone past 50. Altough there has been a full of wicket India are in a pretty good position here.

Feb 26, 2026 07:48 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score Updates: IND 106/1 vs ZIM after 9.2 overs

India has got toa pretty good start here. It too is a black soil wicket like the previous game, but Indian openers went after the Zimbabwe pacers right from ball one. The third over from Maposa was a real momentum changer in this contest, and since that point, India have been racing. As we update, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma have put on a 50-run stand in no time. India is looking good for putting on a massive total here yet again. Zimbabwe has conceeded 254 in the last game and if India continues to bat this way they will be around that point.

Feb 26, 2026 07:37 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score Updates: IND 80/1 vs ZIM after 6 overs

That is a brutal powerplay for India, they have slammed 80 runs. Abhishek Sharma, who has been charging down the track from time to time during various games in this tournament, has stayed at the crease and played the ball all around the park this time around. Zimbabwe had a horrid time against the West Indies, and it does seem like they will be having another long evening here. Ishan Kishan who has walked into the middle at three too has started quite nice here getting some lovely boundaries away.

Feb 26, 2026 07:28 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score Updates: IND 58/1 vs ZIM after 4.4 overs

Sanju Samson has fallen here; it is an action replay of how he got out against Namibia earlier in the tournament. He tried to hit the ball on the leg side, and there was a fielder for that, and it went straight to him. It is something Samson has to work on. He has altered his technique to access more power-hitting areas, but it does seem like teams have now figured out how to bowl to him and what areas to attack to get rid of him. He has given a good start, but from his personal perspective, it was a wasted opportunity.

Feb 26, 2026 07:17 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score Updates: IND 40/0 vs ZIM after 2.5 overs

Maposa has come into the attack here; it is his first game. He has come into the side in place of Creamer, who is a decent spinner. It is a bit of an odd decision from Raza to drop a surface he mentioned it was a tactical change by him. Both Indian openers have gotten off to a good start here, they have put on the best opening partnership in this World Cup, which is 28, before which tells the story of how this tournament has gone for them so far. Samson has been the key contributor here early in the piece he is playing some lovely shots.

Feb 26, 2026 07:10 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score Updates: IND 21/0 vs ZIM after 1.4 overs

We are done with the opening over here. Ngarava took the new ball, and the ball did go in straight lines, and Samson managed to slam one six down the ground and also slammed one boundary through mid-wicket to get a good start for the Indian side. It does seem like a good wicket, usually it tends to be in Chennai at this time of the season. This is a good opportunity for Samson on this wicket with the ball nicely coming onto the bat to get some runs, and his technique suits these wickets where the ball is coming onto bat.

Feb 26, 2026 07:00 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score Updates: Anthems are done

The national anthems are done the crowd is buzzing here in Chennai. India is batting. The pitch here has usually been good for batting, and India will be hoping to put on a good total. With the West Indies losing their game against South Africa, India just have to win two in two to qualify for the semi-finals.

Feb 26, 2026 06:55 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: India XI

Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Feb 26, 2026 06:49 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Suryakumar Yadav at toss

Happy with the decision, were looking to bat first. Boys are ready. Mood in the camp is relaxed. The way he spoke in the huddle (Hardik), experienced player, he knows what he brings to the table. Team required that and I think we'll have a good day tonight. Even if you win or lose, you learn something out of it. Just forget what happened in the last game. Play the same way as you've been playing last whole year. Enjoy the game and forget everything. Be fearless. Two changes: Axar comes in for Washington, Samson comes in for Rinku. Sanju will keep.

Feb 26, 2026 06:44 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Sikandar Raza at toss

We're going to have a bowl. Not your usual Chennai wicket. Looks moist, want to give the best chance to the seamers. If we can restrict India to a low total, will go a long way. As much as we're feeling the heat, our opposition will be feeling the same. It's holding on alright. One tactical change, Cremer misses out, Tinotenda Maposa comes in.

Feb 26, 2026 06:42 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: ZIM playing XI

Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza(c), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava

Feb 26, 2026 06:38 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: IND playing XI

Feb 26, 2026 06:26 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Pitch report by Katey Martin and Dinesh Karthik

There is a nice cool breeze coming across my shoulder, which is probably the coolest conditions you get in Chennai at this time of the year. The wicket is smack bang in the middle, so from a dimensions perspective it is even square — 67 metres on both sides — and a good 77 metres straight down the ground. Players don’t really care about the boundary rope, though; they just look for the stands. It’s a black soil pitch with enough in it for the bowlers to work with in terms of slowness. It’s not the green tinge we saw in the previous game between Afghanistan and New Zealand, but the batters are still going to have a good time and will be happy with the kind of score they put up. What has really worked here are slower balls. If the fast bowlers give it good revs into the pitch, it tends to grip and stop on the batter. With the square boundaries being quite big, it gives them plenty of room to work with. Ideally, if you don’t get above 170, you’ll be struggling because this pitch has been excellent for batting and one of the higher-scoring surfaces in this World Cup so far. It’s a must-win clash for both sides, and it will be fascinating to see who comes out on top.

Feb 26, 2026 06:21 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Micheal Clarke on team India's strenght

"On paper, they're as strong as any team. Unreal bowling attack. They got plenty of power; a young, fit, super athletic batting order that have all had IPL experience. These young superstars have played a lot of IPL cricket now, so I think that helps them as well in a big tournament under pressure, and I don't think they're scared of this big stage anymore."

Feb 26, 2026 06:09 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Michael Clarke on Indian team

"Before the tournament started—I thought they were the team that were just going to slide under the radar, and I think they've continued to do that again. I think what's helped them was that they won, but that super close win over Afghanistan—the super over game—I just think they should not have won that game. 100%, they should have lost in real time and then in the first super over, but I think what that did was just give them a little bit of a kick up the backside."

Feb 26, 2026 05:59 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Michael Clarke on Indian team

"If India don't qualify... You'd be absolutely fuming if you're an Indian cricket fan, and you would be surprised. T20 cricket they're brilliant at; they're currently the best team in the world and they're playing in conditions they know so well. It would be huge if India didn't qualify. I would not—you'd be stupid to—write India off, not only to qualify but to be in that final," Clarke added.

Feb 26, 2026 05:48 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Michael Clarke on Indian team

"You definitely expect them to beat Zimbabwe—and again, no disrespect to Zimbabwe, they deserve to be in the Super 8—but I expect India to beat them comfortably. The one that's going to be an absolute beauty is against West Indies. West Indies are playing their best cricket at the moment. They are strutting. They have got a brilliant team and they believe in themselves. I think that game could be the one that dictates what second team qualifies from that group."

Feb 26, 2026 05:42 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Michael Clarke on Indian team

"For South Africa to beat the favorites in their own backyard—wow!, that's a huge game for them and a huge victory. Now pressure is on this Indian team, which is going to be great to see. To me, they're still the best team; they're the best T20 team in the world playing in conditions they know so well. So I'm still backing them to make the final, but things change now after losing that game to South Africa," Clarke said on the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast.

Feb 26, 2026 05:31 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Ravi Shastri on Axar Patel

“I think they have to bring him (Axar Patel) back. You need that experience,” Shastri said. “I would say play both (Patel and Sundar). Give yourself that extra option. Because on a given day, you're bound to have one bowler who's going to have an off day. Like for example, Varun Chakravarthy on Sunday. He was not at his best and he paid the price for it. If Axar Patel is playing, he might be batting at No. 8. You have Hardik Pandya at No. 5, you've got Shivam Dube at No. 6, you've got Washington Sundar at No. 7. Axar can go at No. 5 as well.

Feb 26, 2026 05:21 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Ricky Ponting on Axar Patel

“I would be going back to the basics. I'd be just looking at their lineup. Who's our best XI for the conditions in Chennai?” added Ponting. “If that has Axar Patel in it, great. If it has Kuldeep Yadav in it, that's the other one that I'd be thinking about bringing back because it doesn't matter with him if it's left-hand or right-hand. He can bowl wrong ones and spin the ball away from the left-hand outside edge of both those batters.”

Feb 26, 2026 05:11 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Ricky Ponting on Axar Patel

“Listening to the commentary (for the India vs South Africa game), the reason Axar didn’t play is because of the left handers in the opposition side. But there's still some right handers there. It just comes down to the art of the captain of being able to use Axar at the right time,” Ponting said on the latest episode of The ICC Review.

Feb 26, 2026 05:03 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Axar Patel, Sanju Samson to play in India’s must-win T20 World Cup Super 8 clash vs Zimbabwe

Indian vice-captain Axar Patel will play the crucial T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe in Chennai on Thursday, it is learnt. The Indian Express understands that the Indian team is likely to make two changes for their must-win Super 8 game in Chepauk. In another change, Rinku Singh is likely to make way for Sanju Samson, whereas Axar is likely to be included in place of Washington Sundar. (Read more)

Feb 26, 2026 05:00 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Ravi Shastri on loss to South Africa

"They would have learned from the last experience that they're not going to take things for granted because in the Super-8 if you lose one more (match), then you're really putting yourself under serious pressure," Shastri commented.

Feb 26, 2026 04:51 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Ravi Shastri on loss to South Africa

"You win 12 matches on the trot, there's bound to be an off day. And I'm glad it has come early. It might just be the shakeup India needed," Shastri said while speaking on The ICC Review with Ricky Ponting and host Sanjana Ganesan.

Feb 26, 2026 04:41 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Head to head

Played: 13

India won: 10 (win percentage of 76.92%)

Zimbabwe won: 3

No Result: 0

Feb 26, 2026 04:31 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: How will weather play

According to the Accuweather app, the temperature for Thursday will be 31 degrees centigrade in the morning and the conditions are expected to be hazy and sunny. The temperature rises to 32 degrees later in the afternoon and then plummets to 27 degrees in the evening. The conditions are expected to continue to be a bit hazy throughout the day but will be clear by the time the match starts. There’s no chance of rain.

Feb 26, 2026 04:25 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: How will pitch play

The playing surface of the Narendra Modi Stadium has been known to provide a good batting track for the batters. The pitch is expected to offer good bounce which is conducive for the Indian batters who are more accustomed to these types of surface where they can swing through the line. Earlier, the deck used to be a paradise for spinners but lately, it has changed dramatically with high scores of 180-200 the norm here.

Feb 26, 2026 04:09 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Mohammed Kaif on Shivam Dube

"There should be a balance in everything. We have gone overboard with lefties, where there are six left-handed batters in the top eight. Hardik is coming at No. 5 for the left-right combination. If you think it could be your winning formula, make a squad keeping that in mind. Bring in Sanju to get that left-right combination," Kaif added.

Feb 26, 2026 04:02 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Mohammed Kaif on Shivam Dube

"With the field and his plan to bowl wide to (Dewald)Brevis, Dube showed that he wanted to be very defensive. Nobody bowls defensively in the 10th over. You looked to attack and try to take a wicket at that time. According to me, Dube is a batter; he is not an all-rounder. We don't need an all-rounder who bowls at 120 kph. He might take an odd wicket but will always go for runs. He can even concede four sixes in an over against West Indies," Kaif said on his Youtube channel.

Feb 26, 2026 03:55 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: What did Sitanshu Kotak say ahead of game

"In T20s, we have to be very positive and play the same brand of cricket which has given us success. And that is clearly the way we'll play. There won't be any difference."

Feb 26, 2026 03:39 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: What did Zimbabwe's Ryan Burl say?

"I think we've also got a lot of [bowling] options. And that's probably one of the advantages of the Zimbabwe line-up. We've got [a] left-arm seamer, right-arm seamer. We've got a couple of leg spinners. We've got an off-spinner. We've got a left-arm offie. So, we do have obviously quite a lot of depth. And I think it will probably just come down to what are the match-ups depending on the batters that are out there at the time."

Feb 26, 2026 03:30 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: IND predicted XI

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun CV, Jasprit Bumrah

Feb 26, 2026 03:23 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: ZIM predicted XI

Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (c), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

Feb 26, 2026 03:12 PM IST
India vs Zimbabwe Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Hola!

Hello and welcome to our live blog of India taking on Zimbabwe in a do-or-die Super 8 clash on Thursday. It is a must-win game for India. We have already seen one of the hosts out of the tournament yesterday, and India will be under pressure today something which iteration has not dealt with before will be very intresting to see how they react under pressure do stay with us to get all the live updates.

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